Bio

As Senior VP at HIDA, the trade association working to advance the value of distribution in healthcare, I work with distributors and their trading partners from across the healthcare supply chain. Our Healthcare Supply Chain Collaborative brings together manufacturers, distributors, health systems and other providers, group purchasing organizations, distributors, and technology firms to tackle critical issues like pricing accuracy and supply chain visibility. Message me if you’re interested in: • Participating in a Healthcare Supply Chain Collaborative workgroup – we are especially looking to increase provider participation on our initiatives: - - Supply chain visibility -- includes groups focused on demand planning, shortages and back orders, and emergency readiness. - - Pricing accuracy – includes groups working on standardization of GPO fee reporting, improving customer identification though use of standard identifiers, and improving chargeback reconciliation processes. - - Product information management – aimed at synchronizing digital information between trading partners • Understanding the role and value of distributors in the healthcare supply chain • Connecting with distributors, working more effectively with distribution partners, or both • Attending one of our events – I’d be happy to help you figure out which meetings would best fit your interests • Having someone from HIDA speak at your event • Joining HIDA (distributors), the HIDA Educational Foundation (other organizations), or the Healthcare Strategic Accounts Council (enterprise accounts leaders) In my role, I also oversee communications, education, and training, including the AMS Sales Training Program, which has credentialed thousands of medical products salespeople.